length

length
leŋƟ
noun
1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) longitud, largo
2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) pedazo, trozo
3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) largo
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- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths
length n
1. longitud
it's ten metres in length tiene una longitud de diez metros
a mile is a unit of length la milla es una unidad de longitud
2. largo de piscina
she swims five lengths every morning hace cinco largos de piscina cada mañana
length
tr[leŋɵ]
noun
1 longitud nombre femenino
■ it's 4 metres in length tiene una longitud de 4 metros
■ what length is the skirt? ¿qué largo tiene la falda?
2 (of time) duración nombre femenino
3 (piece) trozo; (of cloth) largo
4 (of road) tramo; (of swimming pool) largo
■ Tom won by a length Tom ganó por un largo
■ we walked the length of the river anduvimos a lo largo del río
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
at length (finally) a la larga 2 (in depth) en detalle, a fondo
■ they talked at length hablaron largo y tendido
the length and breadth of something a lo largo y ancho de algo
to go to any lengths to do something hacer lo que sea para hacer algo
to go to great lengths to do something hacer lo imposible por hacer algo
to keep somebody at arm's length mantener las distancias con alguien
to measure one's length figurative use medir el suelo
length ['lɛŋkɵ] n
1) : longitud f, largo m
10 feet in length: 10 pies de largo
2) duration: duración f
3) : trozo m (de madera), corte m (de tela)
4)
to go to any lengths : hacer todo lo posible
5)
at length : extensamente
to speak at length: hablar largo y tendido
length
n.
• duración s.f.
• eslora s.f.
• largo s.m.
• largor s.m.
• largura s.f.
• longitud s.f.
• tirantez s.f.
• tiro s.m.
• tramo s.m.
leŋθ
noun
1) u
a) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo m

it's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto

it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo

he traveled the length and breadth of the country — viajó a lo largo y (a lo) ancho del país

the beach is polluted along its entire length — la playa está contaminada en toda su extensión

to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone

b) (of book, list) extensión f
2) u
a) (duration) (of movie, play) duración f

after a considerable length of time — después de mucho tiempo

the length of his absence — lo prolongado de su ausencia

length of service — antigüedad f (en el trabajo)

b)

at length — (finally) finalmente, por fin; (for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; (in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento

to talk at length — hablar largo y tendido

3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte f

a length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela

4) c (Sport)
a) (in swimming) largo m
b) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; (in rowing) largo m
[leŋ(k)θ]
1. N
1) (=size) largo m , longitud f

what is its length?, what length is it? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de largo?

two pieces of cable of roughly equal or the same length — dos trozos mpl de cable de aproximadamente el mismo largo or la misma longitud

the tail was at least twice the length of the body — el rabo medía por lo menos el doble que el cuerpo

his trousers were never the right length for him — los pantalones nunca le quedaban bien de largo

• it was two metres in length — tenía or medía dos metros de largo

they range in length from three to six metres — su longitud varía entre los tres y los seis metros

they vary in length — son de diferentes medidas

measure 2., 1)
2) (=extent)
a) [of street, river, house]

the room runs the length of the house — la habitación tiene el largo de la casa

he walked the length of the beach — recorrió toda la orilla de la playa

I walked the entire length of the street — recorrí la calle de una punta a la otra

• I have travelled the length and breadth of the country — he viajado a lo largo y ancho del país, he viajado por todo el país

arm I
b) [of book, letter, essay] extensión f

• an essay 4,000 words in length — un ensayo de 4.000 palabras (de extensión)

c)
- go to great lengths to do sth

I'd go to any length(s) to protect her — haría cualquier cosa por protegerla

they went to extraordinary lengths to keep their relationship secret — llegaron a extremos insospechables para mantener su relación en secreto

3) (=duration) duración f

• a concert two hours in length — un concierto de dos horas de duración

• length of service — antigüedad f , años mpl de servicio

• we must reduce the length of time patients have to wait — tenemos que reducir el tiempo de espera de los pacientes

you couldn't keep that effort up for any length of time — un esfuerzo así no se puede mantener (durante) mucho tiempo

if you were outside for any length of time you'd freeze to death — si te quedases en la calle más de un cierto tiempo, morirías congelado

4)

• at length — (=finally) finalmente, por fin; (=in detail) [discuss] detenidamente; [explain] con mucho detalle; [write] extensamente; (=for a long time) largo y tendido

she spoke at (some) length — habló largo y tendido

he would quote Shakespeare at great length — se recreaba dando interminables citas de Shakespeare

5) (=piece) [of rope, wire, tubing] trozo m , pedazo m ; [of cloth] largo m , corte m ; [of track, road] tramo m

• dress length — largo m para vestido

6) [of vowel, syllable] duración f , cantidad f (Tech)
7) (Sport) (in horse races) cuerpo m ; (in rowing) largo m ; [of pool] largo m

to win by half a length/four lengths — ganar por medio cuerpo/cuatro cuerpos

2.
CPD

length mark N — (Ling) signo m de vocal larga

* * *
[leŋθ]
noun
1) u
a) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo m

it's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto

it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo

he traveled the length and breadth of the country — viajó a lo largo y (a lo) ancho del país

the beach is polluted along its entire length — la playa está contaminada en toda su extensión

to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone

b) (of book, list) extensión f
2) u
a) (duration) (of movie, play) duración f

after a considerable length of time — después de mucho tiempo

the length of his absence — lo prolongado de su ausencia

length of service — antigüedad f (en el trabajo)

b)

at length — (finally) finalmente, por fin; (for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; (in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento

to talk at length — hablar largo y tendido

3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte f

a length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela

4) c (Sport)
a) (in swimming) largo m
b) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; (in rowing) largo m

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